Copper Canyon is a private therapeutic boarding school located in Central Arizona which provides care for girls who are struggling with emotional growth challenges. My tour of the school was a couple of years, ago at this time its owner, was Tammie Berman, who developed the school based on her vision of having a quality school for girls.
Copper Canyon is supported through Aspen Education, and has been operating for several years in this southwestern location. The school has been featured on Dr. Phil. It was clearly one of the programs, he recommended for struggling girls who were faced with challenges emotionally or needed a good strong program. We have visited Copper Canyon a few times, since this two year period. The most recent changes were they have a new director, Paul Taylor who has a complete staff of women all Masters level clinicans. Most of the therapist are specialized in EBT. Emotional Behavioral Therapy.
Copper Canynon has a good education progam which is supported by its education director, Ken Buxton, who works with the girls during the school year. Copper Canyon has girls from all over the country and different countries around the world. The schools is not just a single niche boarding school program but well rounded therapeutic level program for girls. We were impressed by Copper Canyon's campus as it is secluded, but very warm and friendly for the girls. It is clearly a place to send a girl, who need to feel secure, have a stronger sense of self work, feel well cared about, and protected.
We have placed a student at the school because it worked very well for the family, and it provided much needed direction for our student. The average length of stay is about 12 months. Girls have a variety of activities including equine and canine therapy programs also community service and trips and activities.
Our last student even went to Mexico to work with a family there, however presently they are not leaving the country for any trips. This student, had great sucess at Copper Canyon with a combined family therapy sessions during the program and additional programming which helped the students. While the current concern by many parents might be sending their daughter to a program like Copper Canyon, its always good to tour the program with a consultant.
There are no AP courses at Cooper Canyon. Some parents are concern about this academic focus of being in a therapeutic school, but students can complete their education and this can be done from any state in the United States, with the requirement meeting the Arizona Department of Education requirements. Arizona has the AIMS state testing which meausure grade lavel and proficiency. Most therapeutic boarding schools have to meet their own states guidelines for compeleting high school. This might vary from state to state.
Copper Canyon probably exceeds the expectations of the AIMS (Arizona Instrument Measure Standards)which is the required test for all public schools . This testing is generally administered during their academic year. Cooper Canyon used the Terra Nova as a testing measure, w;he we spoke to Paul Ravanecraft the new admissions director.
Arizona does ranks 48th in all states in school testing. While a consultant sending a student to Cooper Canyon may be concern about this information, particularly regarding sharing this information with parents, its also important in school selection. The education department isvery good. The Director, is very familar with the education requirements, has been in education in therapeutic schools and programs for a long time and has good working knowlege of the requirement for all schools.
The trend these days is to provide quality education at therapeutic boarding schools and Copper Canyon does suceed in accomplishing this. Copper Canyon offers soccer, baseball and basketball for girls on campus. The education program is involved in a very special program to take girls to Washington and learn about how the country is actually run. How the legislature and the senate and the congress works.
Cooper Canyon has a three level system at the school which addresses leadership, trust, and resonsiblity. These three key areas help girls in their program to achieve sucess, while identifying therapeutic goals. The cost of attending this program is about 5,900.00 per month, this includes tuition fees, and housing for the program. Additional cost would be programs which might include community service trips or programs which are part of the school activities. Students wear uniforms, which are generally casual with a polo shirts. The most interesting part, is when special events are held the girls dress up like ladies.
Graduation is at the completing of the school, and all girls participate in the program. When I attended graduation, there was not a dry eye in the auditorum at the graduation. Paul has done a terrific job in transitioning the program. Shanon was the past admission director has now left the school, was a great asset to the program.
One things which is key to any therapeutic school program, is having comittted staff, this seem to be changing in the industry. There are significant changes in staffing that are affecting the pas goals of the progams. This is an extremly challenging position for staff who have been at program for years. Aspen Programs have been criticized for this change, shifting staff from school to schools and program to programs. Many consultants feel this is damaging the programs themselves. Students who are alumi families
Copper Canyon is supported through Aspen Education, and has been operating for several years in this southwestern location. The school has been featured on Dr. Phil. It was clearly one of the programs, he recommended for struggling girls who were faced with challenges emotionally or needed a good strong program. We have visited Copper Canyon a few times, since this two year period. The most recent changes were they have a new director, Paul Taylor who has a complete staff of women all Masters level clinicans. Most of the therapist are specialized in EBT. Emotional Behavioral Therapy.
Copper Canynon has a good education progam which is supported by its education director, Ken Buxton, who works with the girls during the school year. Copper Canyon has girls from all over the country and different countries around the world. The schools is not just a single niche boarding school program but well rounded therapeutic level program for girls. We were impressed by Copper Canyon's campus as it is secluded, but very warm and friendly for the girls. It is clearly a place to send a girl, who need to feel secure, have a stronger sense of self work, feel well cared about, and protected.
We have placed a student at the school because it worked very well for the family, and it provided much needed direction for our student. The average length of stay is about 12 months. Girls have a variety of activities including equine and canine therapy programs also community service and trips and activities.
Our last student even went to Mexico to work with a family there, however presently they are not leaving the country for any trips. This student, had great sucess at Copper Canyon with a combined family therapy sessions during the program and additional programming which helped the students. While the current concern by many parents might be sending their daughter to a program like Copper Canyon, its always good to tour the program with a consultant.
There are no AP courses at Cooper Canyon. Some parents are concern about this academic focus of being in a therapeutic school, but students can complete their education and this can be done from any state in the United States, with the requirement meeting the Arizona Department of Education requirements. Arizona has the AIMS state testing which meausure grade lavel and proficiency. Most therapeutic boarding schools have to meet their own states guidelines for compeleting high school. This might vary from state to state.
Copper Canyon probably exceeds the expectations of the AIMS (Arizona Instrument Measure Standards)which is the required test for all public schools . This testing is generally administered during their academic year. Cooper Canyon used the Terra Nova as a testing measure, w;he we spoke to Paul Ravanecraft the new admissions director.
Arizona does ranks 48th in all states in school testing. While a consultant sending a student to Cooper Canyon may be concern about this information, particularly regarding sharing this information with parents, its also important in school selection. The education department isvery good. The Director, is very familar with the education requirements, has been in education in therapeutic schools and programs for a long time and has good working knowlege of the requirement for all schools.
The trend these days is to provide quality education at therapeutic boarding schools and Copper Canyon does suceed in accomplishing this. Copper Canyon offers soccer, baseball and basketball for girls on campus. The education program is involved in a very special program to take girls to Washington and learn about how the country is actually run. How the legislature and the senate and the congress works.
Cooper Canyon has a three level system at the school which addresses leadership, trust, and resonsiblity. These three key areas help girls in their program to achieve sucess, while identifying therapeutic goals. The cost of attending this program is about 5,900.00 per month, this includes tuition fees, and housing for the program. Additional cost would be programs which might include community service trips or programs which are part of the school activities. Students wear uniforms, which are generally casual with a polo shirts. The most interesting part, is when special events are held the girls dress up like ladies.
Graduation is at the completing of the school, and all girls participate in the program. When I attended graduation, there was not a dry eye in the auditorum at the graduation. Paul has done a terrific job in transitioning the program. Shanon was the past admission director has now left the school, was a great asset to the program.
One things which is key to any therapeutic school program, is having comittted staff, this seem to be changing in the industry. There are significant changes in staffing that are affecting the pas goals of the progams. This is an extremly challenging position for staff who have been at program for years. Aspen Programs have been criticized for this change, shifting staff from school to schools and program to programs. Many consultants feel this is damaging the programs themselves. Students who are alumi families
